Houston vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	14.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 123% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1229th and 5404th ($2265 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 97th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Roseau

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	Houston	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3299

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166